11.05.2013

Victoria: The Soda Shoppe

08.25.13

When in a new place, do not do the touristy
thing. Do not pretend you’re holding the pyramid outside Le Louvre. Do not
stand in front of random monument whose history is lost on you and snap photos.
Do not explore the city’s culinary scene through the hotel restaurant below
your suite. And don’t you dare order room service when there’s a farmer’s
market close by. Who am I kidding?!

Soda
Shoppe

801 Government St.

Downtown

Victoria, BC

Reservations: not needed

Transit: walking distance from downtown core

Hours: everyday 9:30am – 9pm

Sometimes, you just have to do the touristy thing. Such as wandering into
this ice cream shop for some fist face-sized cones of ice cream when you’re
faced with a long lineup for food (at Red Fish Blue Fish). Yup, waiting for
food, eat other food in the meantime.

On one side, you can sit down and enjoy milkshakes in traditional parfait
glasses. On the other, pop in for a two-scoop cone that proves to be too much
for the waffle cone. (A friend tragically lost her barely touched cone to the
ground…happy birthday to the ground. Wah.)

I’ll give it to them, cute looking menu! I didn’t really read it though
because we were just there to grab some ice cream.

On the corner of a strip of tourist shops, this is definitely a tourist
trap. And I loved every moment of it! It was just a fun time, sampling 4 to 6
types of ice cream before returning to our first choice.

This is considered one scoop. Yeah. Quite substantial = happy carmen. Oh,
and happy Jess ;)

Salted caramel and chocolate? Looks about right and tasted fantastic.

Verdict: Like I said, sometimes you just gotta do the touristy
thing. Biking around town is quite the tourist thing to do, but if you’re
having fun and enjoying yourself, it ain’t that bad! This ice cream wasn’t anything
special, but it hit the spot so right. :)

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Hey, I'm Carmen and thanks for stopping by! I'm interested in all things food-related. Here, I'll be sharing my food adventures with you. The idea is to give you a taste of what to expect and hopefully, if you like what you see, you'll check out the restaurant / try the recipe too!
I spend my days at school, in the bakery, in the gym, on a boat or hermitting indoors studying. Eating out is a privilege that I appreciate and when the opportunity comes along, YOU GOTTA TAKE IT. Happy eating! :D